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enhttp://mtpr.org/feeds/641/rss.xmlBaltimore Fights Heroin Overdoses With Antidote Outreachhttp://mtpr.org/post/baltimore-fights-heroin-overdoses-antidote-outreach
A suspected case of measles. A rabid fox on the loose. A recall of a dye used in tattoos. A drug epidemic that's claiming hundreds of lives.<p>Those are just a few of the problems that Dr. Leana Wen confronts in a typical week as the Baltimore City Health Commissioner. While they all have to be dealt with, it's clear that heroin is among Wen's gravest concerns.Wed, 09 Sep 2015 20:57:00 +0000Audie Cornish & Andrea Hsu39194 at http://mtpr.orgBaltimore Fights Heroin Overdoses With Antidote OutreachCrime Interrupts A Baltimore Doctor's Reform Efforts http://mtpr.org/post/violence-interrupts-baltimore-doctors-reform-efforts
On a hot, sunny Monday in mid-July, Dr. Leana Wen stood on a sidewalk in West Baltimore flanked by city leaders: Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, interim police commissioner Kevin Davis, Rep. Elijah Cummings. Under a huge billboard with the web address dontdie.org, she proudly unveiled a 10-point plan for tackling the city's heroin epidemic.<p>Wen, the city's health commissioner, said she aims to create a 24/7 treatment center, an emergency room of sorts for substance abuse and mental health.Fri, 07 Aug 2015 19:25:00 +0000Audie Cornish37970 at http://mtpr.orgCrime Interrupts A Baltimore Doctor's Reform Efforts Can A 32-Year-Old Doctor Cure Baltimore's Ills?http://mtpr.org/post/can-32-year-old-doctor-cure-baltimores-ills
Neighborhoods in Baltimore are still struggling to recover from the riots that broke out following the funeral of Freddie Gray, who suffered a fatal injury to his spine while in police custody. In the aftermath of the unrest, we here at NPR spent many hours trying to understand the raw anger on display. We looked at police brutality, economic disparities and housing segregation in Baltimore.<p>Our conversations eventually led us to Leana Wen.<p>Wen, a 32-year old emergency physician, had become Baltimore's health commissioner just a few months earlier.Thu, 06 Aug 2015 19:26:00 +0000Audie Cornish37923 at http://mtpr.orgCan A 32-Year-Old Doctor Cure Baltimore's Ills?Remembering The 4 Marines Who Died In Chattanooga Shootingshttp://mtpr.org/post/remembering-4-marines-who-died-chattanooga-shootings
<div class="fullattribution">Copyright 2015 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.<img src="http://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&utmdt=Remembering+The+4+Marines+Who+Died+In+Chattanooga+Shootings&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDA1MTczMTM4MDEyNzM1OTUxMzg5ZDUyMw004)"/></div><p>Transcript <p>ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: <p>We've learned the names of the Marines killed yesterday in Chattanooga. One was Sergeant Carson Holmquist. He joined the Marines six years ago.Fri, 17 Jul 2015 20:48:00 +0000Audie Cornish37153 at http://mtpr.orgIn France, Young Muslims Often Straddle Two Worlds http://mtpr.org/post/france-young-muslims-often-straddle-two-worlds
The French, with their national motto of "liberty, equality, fraternity," are so against religious and ethnic divisions that the government doesn't even collect this kind of data on its citizens, but it's believed that nearly 40 percent of the country's 7 million Muslims live in and around Paris.<p>Many live in poor suburban communities known as <em>banlieues</em>., and the residents of these communities have felt increased scrutiny since <a href="http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2015/01/10/376326804/who-are-the-paris-attackers">three young Muslim men</a>, each born and raised in France, kiTue, 03 Mar 2015 22:24:00 +0000Audie Cornish31649 at http://mtpr.orgIn France, Young Muslims Often Straddle Two Worlds Britain's Muslims Still Feel The Need To Explain Themselveshttp://mtpr.org/post/britains-muslims-still-feeling-need-explain-themselves
<a href="http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2015/02/27/389464622/the-past-of-jihadi-john-early-run-ins-and-radicalization">Jihadi John</a>, <a href="http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2015/02/24/388735472/british-police-say-3-missing-teenage-girls-now-in-syria">runaway schoolgirls</a>, no-go zones: the headlines are everywhere in Great Britain.<p>If you are Muslim in Britain, you can't get away from them.Mon, 02 Mar 2015 21:58:00 +0000Audie Cornish31593 at http://mtpr.orgBritain's Muslims Still Feel The Need To Explain ThemselvesWhat It's Like To Be Young And Muslim In Europehttp://mtpr.org/post/what-its-be-young-and-muslim-europe
<div class="fullattribution">Copyright 2015 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.<img src="http://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&utmdt=What+It%27s+Like+To+Be+Young+And+Muslim+In+Europe&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDExMDYyODYyMDEzNjM2MjM1Mzk2NWY3OQ004)"/></div><p>Transcript <p>RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST: <p>Twenty million Muslims now in Europe are a mixed group - some born there, others who immigrated, still others who came as refugees. With a median age of 32, Muslims are eight years younger than Europeans overall.Mon, 02 Mar 2015 10:36:00 +0000Audie Cornish31566 at http://mtpr.orgAfter Years In Lockdown, Rosa Parks' Papers Head To Library Of Congress http://mtpr.org/post/after-years-lockdown-rosa-parks-papers-head-library-congress
Archivists at the Library of Congress are hard at work cataloging the papers of Rosa Parks, received on loan recently after a legal battle kept them under lock and key for the past decade.<p>Among the collection are a receipt for a voting booth's poll tax, postcards from Martin Luther King Jr., a datebook with the names of volunteer carpool drivers who would help blacks get to work during the Montgomery Bus Boycott and thousands of other historic documents.<p>Meg McAleer, a senior archives specialist working on Rosa Parks' papers, spoke with NPR's Audie Cornish about the documents.Sat, 07 Feb 2015 19:23:00 +0000Audie Cornish30637 at http://mtpr.orgAfter Years In Lockdown, Rosa Parks' Papers Head To Library Of Congress Secret Service Chief On White House Breach: It Won't Happen Againhttp://mtpr.org/post/secret-service-chief-white-house-breach-it-wont-happen-again
<div class="fullattribution">Copyright 2014 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.<img src="http://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&utmdt=Secret+Service+Chief+On+White+House+Breach%3A+It+Won%27t+Happen+Again&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDAyMTczMTYzMDEyMzI0OTI3OTQ5NTc2ZQ001)"/></div><p>Transcript <p>STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: <p>This is one of those questions that is perfect for a Congressional hearing, though not so perfect for the witness.Tue, 30 Sep 2014 17:00:00 +0000Audie Cornish25326 at http://mtpr.orgThese Kids Grew Up With The Woods As Their Only Classroomhttp://mtpr.org/post/these-kids-grew-woods-their-only-classroom
On a typical morning on Ben Hewitt's small farm in Cabot, Vt., he and his wife, Penny, and their two sons wake up early.Thu, 04 Sep 2014 22:51:00 +0000Audie Cornish24294 at http://mtpr.orgThese Kids Grew Up With The Woods As Their Only ClassroomAmerican Ebola Patients Leave Atlanta Hospital Healthyhttp://mtpr.org/post/american-ebola-patients-leave-atlanta-hospital-healthy
<div class="fullattribution">Copyright 2014 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.<img src="http://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&utmdt=American+Ebola+Patients+Leave+Atlanta+Hospital+Healthy&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDA5NDUzMDQ0MDEzMzY3NTc0ODgyMDhhNg004)"/></div><p>Thu, 21 Aug 2014 20:10:00 +0000Audie Cornish23706 at http://mtpr.orgU.S. Reveals Failed Special Forces Mission To Rescue Hostageshttp://mtpr.org/post/us-reveals-failed-special-forces-mission-rescue-hostages
<div class="fullattribution">Copyright 2014 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.<img src="http://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&utmdt=U.S.+Reveals+Failed+Special+Forces+Mission+To+Rescue+Hostages&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDAyMTYxNDU5MDEyOTc4NzE4ODNhY2Q3ZQ001)"/></div><p>Transcript <p>AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: <p>Obama administration officials revealed this evening that U.S. special forces recently attempted to rescue U.S. hostages in Syria. The mission was unsuccessful. The statement comes after the release of a video depicting the murder of journalist James Foley.Thu, 21 Aug 2014 00:30:00 +0000Audie Cornish23661 at http://mtpr.orgSupreme Court Steps In To Put Hold On Va. Same-Sex Marriage Licenseshttp://mtpr.org/post/supreme-court-steps-put-hold-va-same-sex-marriage-licences
<div class="fullattribution">Copyright 2014 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.<img src="http://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&utmdt=Supreme+Court+Steps+In+To+Put+Hold+On+Va.+Same-Sex+Marriage+Licenses&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDAxODM0NzY4MDEyMTY4NTkyNzMzZTEyMA004)"/></div><p>Transcript <p>AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: <p>From NPR News, this is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED, I'm Audie Cornish.<p>ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: <p>And I'm Robert Siegel. The United States has Supreme Court has stepped in to block an Appeals Court ruling on gay marriages.Wed, 20 Aug 2014 21:58:00 +0000Audie Cornish23656 at http://mtpr.orgU.S. Begins Airstrikes Against Iraqi Militants, With Narrow Aimshttp://mtpr.org/post/us-begins-airstrikes-against-iraqi-militants-narrow-aims
<div class="fullattribution">Copyright 2014 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.<img src="http://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&utmdt=U.S.+Begins+Airstrikes+Against+Iraqi+Militants%2C+With+Narrow+Aims&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDA1MTkyNjA1MDEyNzM1MTQ0ODk3NTA1NA004)"/></div><p>Transcript <p>AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: <p>What comes next, now that the U.S. has mounted airstrikes in Iraq for the first time in years? Early today, fighter jets and drones bombed artillery positions of the group calling itself the Islamic State.Fri, 08 Aug 2014 20:05:00 +0000Audie Cornish23144 at http://mtpr.orgA Note Of Appreciation And Farewell For Margaret Low Smithhttp://mtpr.org/post/note-appreciation-and-farewell-margaret-low-smith
<div class="fullattribution">Copyright 2014 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.<img src="http://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&utmdt=A+Note+Of+Appreciation+And+Farewell+For+Margaret+Low+Smith&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDAzNzE4NjE2MDEyNDcxNzIzNTk2MDZlOQ004)"/></div><p>Transcript <p>AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: <p>We end this hour with a note of appreciation and gratitude. Today is the last day at NPR for Margaret Low Smith. You may not know her name but you hear her work every day.<p>ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: <p>Margaret is our senior vice president for news.Fri, 01 Aug 2014 20:01:00 +0000Audie Cornish22839 at http://mtpr.orgFacing Conservative Opposition, House Republicans Nix Border Bill Votehttp://mtpr.org/post/facing-conservative-opposition-house-republicans-nix-border-bill-vote
<div class="fullattribution">Copyright 2014 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.<img src="http://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&utmdt=Facing+Conservative+Opposition%2C+House+Republicans+Nix+Border+Bill+Vote&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDAwMjMzNDA2MDEyOTc4NzE1NzhiYWUyMA004)"/></div><p>Transcript <p>ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: <p>From NPR News, this is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED. I'm Ari Shapiro.<p>AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: <p>And I'm Audie Cornish.Thu, 31 Jul 2014 20:15:00 +0000Audie Cornish22781 at http://mtpr.orgMontana Senator Comes Under Fire For Plagiarism Allegationshttp://mtpr.org/post/montana-senator-comes-under-fire-plagiarism-allegations
Sen. John Walsh of Montana was appointed to his seat in February, and he's preparing to face voters for the first time. The Democrat's bid will likely be complicated by allegations of plagiarism, reported by <em>The New York Times</em>. It seems that in a paper Walsh submitted for his master's degree from the U.S. Army War College, long passages were borrowed without attribution. <div class="fullattribution">Copyright 2014 NPR.Thu, 24 Jul 2014 22:22:00 +0000Audie Cornish22474 at http://mtpr.orgA Pillar Of AIDS Research And Activism, Lost With Shot-Down Jethttp://mtpr.org/post/pillar-aids-research-and-activism-lost-shot-down-jet
Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 had been carrying several researchers and activists on their way to a global AIDS conference in Australia. Among them was Dr. Joep Lange, a leading researcher and former president of the International AIDS Society. He was a giant in the field and a mentor to many.Fri, 18 Jul 2014 20:19:00 +0000Audie Cornish22164 at http://mtpr.orgMiss. Primary Saga Rolls On, As McDaniel Refuses To Back Downhttp://mtpr.org/post/miss-primary-saga-rolls-mcdaniel-refuses-back-down
<div class="fullattribution">Copyright 2014 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.<img src="http://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&utmdt=Miss.+Primary+Saga+Rolls+On%2C+As+McDaniel+Refuses+To+Back+Down&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDEwMzQ0NTcxMDEzNTE2Mjg4MDQ3OGJiOA004)"/></div><p>Transcript <p>AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: <p>Mississippi's Republican Senate runoff was decided three weeks ago, but the loser in that race refuses to accept the results. Longtime Sen.Wed, 16 Jul 2014 20:19:00 +0000Audie Cornish22056 at http://mtpr.orgVargas, Journalist And Immigration Activist, Is Detained In Texashttp://mtpr.org/post/vargas-journalist-and-immigration-activist-detained-texas
<div class="fullattribution">Copyright 2014 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.<img src="http://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&utmdt=Vargas%2C+Journalist+And+Immigration+Activist%2C+Is+Detained+In+Texas&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDAwMTM1NDgzMDEyMzg2MDcwMzJjODJiYQ004)"/></div><p>Transcript <p>AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: <p>And near the U.S.-Mexico border today, a very public detention of a well-known figure in the immigration debate. The journalist and activist Jose Antonio Vargas was taken into custody by federal immigration authorities at the airport in McAllen, Texas.Tue, 15 Jul 2014 20:21:00 +0000Audie Cornish21992 at http://mtpr.orgThe Rise Of The Online Rebuttal — And How It's Making Waves In Printhttp://mtpr.org/post/rise-online-rebuttal-and-how-its-making-waves-print
Transcript <p>AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: <p>It was not exactly a request that prompted the British tabloid the Daily Mail to take down one of its stories last week. It was an online rebuttal from George Clooney. The actor, writing in the pages of USA Today, issued a scathing response to the Mail's reporting about his upcoming marriage. The Daily Mail apologized, and the story disappeared from the web. In yet another rebuttal, Clooney has now rejected that apology.Mon, 14 Jul 2014 20:15:00 +0000Audie Cornish21947 at http://mtpr.orgA Corvette 33 Years Lost — And Found Without An Answer Whyhttp://mtpr.org/post/corvette-33-years-lost-and-found-without-answer-why
Transcript <p>MELISSA BLOCK, HOST: <p>And now a car story that sounds like it was meant for a movie script. Here's the opening scene - a phone is ringing. George Talley, a 71-year-old retiree in Detroit, picks it up.<p>GEORGE TALLEY: I got a call from the AAA insurance company, and they said, did you ever own a 1979 Corvette? And I said yes. And they said, well, we found it. I said, what?<p>BLOCK: That call came two weeks ago.<p>AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: <p>Talley's silver-gray sports car had turned up 33 years after he reported it stolen. Exactly where it's been all this time is a mystery.Thu, 26 Jun 2014 20:20:00 +0000Audie Cornish21123 at http://mtpr.orgStrike Against Utah Gay-Marriage Ban Paves Way For Supreme Court Rulinghttp://mtpr.org/post/federal-appeals-court-strikes-down-utahs-same-sex-marriage-ban
A federal appeals court in Denver struck down Utah's ban on gay marriage Wednesday, paving the way for a U.S. Supreme Court decision on the issue as soon as next year. The ruling by the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals was the first by any federal appeals court on the issue to date.<p>While the ruling struck down the Utah ban, it applies to the other five states in the circuit: New Mexico, Wyoming, Colorado, Kansas and Oklahoma.<p>Utah officials said they would appeal and would seek a quick resolution of the issue.Wed, 25 Jun 2014 20:53:00 +0000Audie Cornish21058 at http://mtpr.orgStrike Against Utah Gay-Marriage Ban Paves Way For Supreme Court RulingAs The Anchor Chair Turns: A Glimpse At ABC News Past And Futurehttp://mtpr.org/post/anchor-chair-turns-glimpse-abc-news-past-and-future
ABC News has announced major shakeups in its anchor lineup, as Diane Sawyer steps down from her perch as anchor of the network's evening news. What does her replacement say about the state of the evening anchor job in the world of TV news? <div class="fullattribution">Copyright 2014 NPR.Wed, 25 Jun 2014 20:15:00 +0000Audie Cornish21051 at http://mtpr.orgLetters: Ex-Cons' Struggles To Make It On The Outsidehttp://mtpr.org/post/letters-ex-cons-struggles-make-it-outside
Transcript <p>ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: <p>From NPR News, this is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED. I'm Robert Siegel.<p>AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: <p>I'm Audie Cornish and it's time now for your letters. Earlier this week, we ran a two-part series about what happens when older prison inmates return to the outside world. For two years, NPR's Laura Sullivan followed a couple of aging ex-cons as they made their way through life, not sure if they deserve a second chance.<p>SIEGEL: One of the men is Red Thorpe. In 1979, Thorpe was 22. He killed a teenager and served 25 years in prison.Fri, 06 Jun 2014 20:13:00 +0000Audie Cornish20176 at http://mtpr.orgOn A Day Of Looking Back, Talks Move Forward On Ukrainehttp://mtpr.org/post/day-looking-back-talks-move-forward-ukraine
President Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin met during a ceremony to commemorate the anniversary of D-Day. On the same day, Putin met with new Ukrainian President-elect Petro Poroshenko.Fri, 06 Jun 2014 20:13:00 +0000Audie Cornish20173 at http://mtpr.orgThe Man Who Would Own All The World's 'Speed' — But Only On VHShttp://mtpr.org/post/man-who-would-own-all-worlds-speed-only-vhs
<div class="fullattribution">Copyright 2014 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.<img src="http://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&utmdt=The+Man+Who+Would+Own+All+The+World%27s+%27Speed%27+%E2%80%94+But+Only+On+VHS&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDA4NDQ4MTQ1MDEzMjA3OTQ1MTBiZDI1Nw004)"/></div><p>Transcript <p>MELISSA BLOCK, HOST: <p>Ryan Beitz feels a need for speed.Thu, 24 Apr 2014 21:14:00 +0000Audie Cornish18149 at http://mtpr.orgMonths Of Training And A Moment Of Silence As Marathon Draws Nearhttp://mtpr.org/post/months-training-and-moment-silence-marathon-draws-near
Even as Boston pays tribute to the victims of the marathon bombing, runners are preparing to run in the race next week. NPR is following the stories of eight of these participants, dubbed the "NPR 8."Tue, 15 Apr 2014 20:47:00 +0000Audie Cornish17689 at http://mtpr.orgLetters: Athletic And Academic Demands In Collegehttp://mtpr.org/post/letters-athletic-and-academic-demands-college
Melissa Block and Audie Cornish read letters from listeners about the demands made on students and student-athletes in college.Mon, 07 Apr 2014 20:03:00 +0000Audie Cornish17295 at http://mtpr.orgPutin Speaks, Decries U.S. For 'Experimenting On Rats' In Ukrainehttp://mtpr.org/post/putin-speaks-decries-us-experimenting-rats-ukraine
In Moscow, Russian President Vladimir Putin defended his position on Ukraine. In a news conference, Putin denied that Russian troops are in Crimea but reserved the right to use force in Ukraine.Tue, 04 Mar 2014 21:37:00 +0000Audie Cornish15742 at http://mtpr.org